The Police in Ogun State have arrested two members of a syndicate that have been using the name of the Ogun State Governor-elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
The suspected swindlers are said to have been acting under the pretence that Abiodun asked them to form a task force with the name: “Keep Ogun State Clean Corps,” which they advertised as: “Dapo Abiodun Environmental Task Force.”
The syndicate has been misinforming members of the public that the governor-elect is planning to employ 10,000 youth on the average of 500 from each Local Government Area.
They went further in the said advert that interested members of the public should come forward and register with N3,000 per person.
But in a swift reaction, Abiodun in a statement issued by his media aide, Remmy Hassan, dissociated himself from the group and warned members of the public to beware of the fraudulent syndicate.
On the strength of this, the Commissioner, Ogun State Police Command, Bashir Makama, directed the Officer-in-Charge Anti-Kidnapping/Cultism Section to go after the syndicate with the view to bringing them to book before they will succeeded in defrauding people of their hard earned money.
The team embarked on tactical investigation of the suspects and within 24 hours the efforts yielded positive result when the duo of Hassan Jimoh, who claimed to be the State Coordinator of the group, and Taiwo Edun were arrested in different locations.
Different types of letters written to various State Agencies and uniforms with the inscription: “Keep Ogun State Clean,” were recovered from them.
Meanwhile, Makama has ordered thorough investigation of the case.
He also directed that all members of the syndicate must be hunted for and brought to justice.
The CP therefore warned members of the public to always make enquiries before parting with their money in order not be swindled by this type of unscrupulous elements in our society.
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